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News :: AdministrationTue, 31 Mar 2015 13:32:20 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228955/http://chronicle.com/article/Indiana-College-Presidents/228955/
At least seven universities have pledged to honor their own nondiscrimination policies. But for presidents, taking a public stance is often a balancing act.]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228957/http://chronicle.com/article/Dept-Names-More-Than-550/228957/
"Heightened cash monitoring" requires institutions to pay federal loans and grants out to students before being reimbursed by the Education Department.]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:01:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228929/http://chronicle.com/article/Reversing-a-Chief-s/228929/
If Daniel W. Jones gets his job back as the University of Mississippi's chancellor, he and the board could be in a difficult position.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 04:57:19 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228735/http://chronicle.com/article/Median-Salaries-of/228735/
The median base salaries of professional staff members on college campuses rose by 2.2 percent.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 04:57:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228853/http://chronicle.com/article/The-Week/228853/
What you need to know about the past seven days.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:01:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228855/http://chronicle.com/article/Disparities-in-New-Aid-for/228855/
As colleges prepare to cover players’ full cost of attendance, some wealthy institutions are hampered by what they can spend.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:01:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228907/http://chronicle.com/article/New-Proving-Ground-for-the/228907/
Want someone in the top job who can handle a crisis and focus on public relations? Look no further.]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:01:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228927/http://chronicle.com/article/How-Sweet-Briars-Board/228927/
Summoned to a meeting in Washington, D.C., the college’s board members looked at the numbers. And they realized there wasn’t a choice.]]>Sat, 28 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228845/http://chronicle.com/article/Mississippi-Meets-the-Pitfalls/228845/
Managing such vast enterprises can present hidden challenges. The controversial ouster of popular chancellor at the University of Mississippi highlights some of them.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:59:38 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228835/http://chronicle.com/article/Should-College-Administrators/228835/
A recent controversy about posts on Yik Yak at a student-affairs conference raises questions about who on campus is using the anonymous app, and for what.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:57:50 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228843/http://chronicle.com/article/For-UVa-a-Year-of-Sorrow/228843/
Campus safety. Sexual assault. Race relations. The university can’t seem to avoid any issue roiling higher education.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:55:38 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228839/http://chronicle.com/article/Many-Teach-Grants-Turn-Into/228839/
The program offers loan forgiveness to prospective teachers who meet certain criteria after graduation. For more than a third of grantees so far, says a new report, that hasn’t worked out.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:55:17 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228841/http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Colleges-Don-t-Do-More/228841/
Fraternity houses often feel like no-accountability zones for many reasons. But most of them come back to simple matters of cost and liability.]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228783/http://chronicle.com/article/Video-The-Athletic-Machine/228783/
Mary C. Willingham spoke with The Chronicle about how Chapel Hill's academic scandal highlighted larger problems in big-time college sports.]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228771/http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Loan-Default-Rates-Are/228771/
A disconnect between repayment, completion, and default exposes a significant flaw in the government’s key metric for colleges' financial accountability.]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228743/http://chronicle.com/article/One-Way-to-Reduce-Textbook/228743/
A Dallas community-college district is giving up its share of the revenue for course materials sold through its bookstores.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:56:38 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228745/http://chronicle.com/article/States-Are-Eager-to-Collect/228745/
Lawmakers say that information on what degree recipients earn can help determine funding for public-college programs. But the data comes with flaws — for now.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:55:33 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228533/http://chronicle.com/article/Video-How-an-Elite-Women-s/228533/
Almost 30 years ago, one college faced an enrollment crisis. So it took a risk that has allowed it to stabilize and grow.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228747/http://chronicle.com/article/What-Colleges-Can-Do-to/228747/
Student-affairs panelists share strategies for improving graduates’ placement rates.]]>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228717/http://chronicle.com/article/Police-Find-No-Evidence-to/228717/
An inquiry was suspended for lack of evidence, the local police chief said. He urged colleges to act quickly in the face of complaints.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 04:55:37 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228713/http://chronicle.com/article/2-Proposals-for-Accreditation/228713/
Senators agreed with a panel that oversees accreditors that it’s time to overhaul the process by which colleges are certified for federal aid. But the lawmakers took a big step further.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228715/http://chronicle.com/article/In-3-Reports-Senate/228715/
Reform-minded senators raised the prospect of significant changes in how accreditation works, how student outcomes are tracked, and how to keep student-loan borrowers from defaulting.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228683/http://chronicle.com/article/Bloody-Arrest-at-UVa-Brings/228683/
For some, the incident reinforces a sense that the university has a long way to go before black, Latino, and Asian students feel as welcome as their white counterparts.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 04:55:51 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228585/http://chronicle.com/article/Before-Cutting-Tuition/228585/
Cutting tuition has both champions and critics. But both groups agree that a price cut is nowhere near that simple, and is not for every college.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 04:55:00 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228649/http://chronicle.com/article/How-One-Small-College/228649/
After several years of declining numbers, Newberry College welcomed 19 percent more new students than the previous fall. Here’s how it turned things around.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:01 EDThttp://chronicle.com/article/article-content/228673/http://chronicle.com/article/The-Week/228673/
What you need to know about the past seven days.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:01 EDT